Habitat in Arkansas
Freshwater marshes
Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water. Schafale
- Plants
- 174
- Birds
- 70
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Arkansas. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 174
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Illinois PondweedPotamogeton illinoensis
- Sheathed FlatsedgeCyperus haspan
- Slender FlatsedgeCyperus bipartitus
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Teal LovegrassEragrostis hypnoides
- Ragged Fringed OrchidPlatanthera lacera
- Yellow-fringed OrchidPlatanthera ciliaris
- Taperleaf BugleweedLycopus rubellus
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Creeping CucumberMelothria pendula
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Water-spider OrchidHabenaria repens
- Common Rose-pinkSabatia angularis
- Upright BurheadEchinodorus berteroi
- Blue VervainVerbena hastata
- False Indigo-bushAmorpha fruticosa
- Short Stemmed IrisIris brevicaulis
- Southern Winged LoosestrifeLythrum alatum var. lanceolatum
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Emory's SedgeCarex emoryi
- Greater Straw SedgeCarex normalis
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Pointed Broom SedgeCarex scoparia
- Broad Leaf Arrow HeadSagittaria latifolia var. latifolia
- Trailing LoosestrifeLysimachia radicans
- Virginia IrisIris virginica
- Anglestem Primrose-willowLudwigia leptocarpa
- MaidencanePanicum hemitomon
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Blue WitchgrassDichanthelium caerulescens
- Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
- American Water-pennywortHydrocotyle americana
- Groovestem Indian PlantainArnoglossum plantagineum
- American GroundnutApios americana
- Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepala
- Bald SpikerushEleocharis erythropoda
- Needle SpikerushEleocharis acicularis
- Illinois BundleflowerDesmanthus illinoensis
- Slender Yellow-eyed-grassXyris torta
- Low NutrushScleria verticillata
- Carolina GrasswortLilaeopsis carolinensis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Climbing HempweedMikania scandens
- Lanceleaf FrogfruitPhyla lanceolata
- Longspike FluffgrassTridens strictus
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Fowl Manna GrassGlyceria striata var. striata
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 25
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- King RailRallus elegans
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
Widespread birds also seen here (45)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Redstart
- Bank Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick's Wren
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Canada Goose
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Gray Catbird
- Great Horned Owl
- Mallard
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Orchard Oriole
- Prairie Warbler
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sources
- Schafale, Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (NC Natural Heritage Program, 2012) habitat description
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
- NC Parks species accounts
- USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
- NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.
























































